Freshman year:

Sophomore year:

Social Welfare: A World ViewContinuity of LifeSocial Services and Social WorkSocial Work Practice IIntro to Developmental Psychology or Human Growth & DevelopmentGeneral Education courses or University electives

Junior year:Statistics for Social ResearchUpper Division Social Work coursesUniversity electives

Senior year:Upper Division Social Work courses Field InstructionUniversity electives

Common minors pursued:

Students may select a minor or distribute their credits across a wide variety of courses. Typical minors are psychology, sociology, women's studies, criminology or related social sciences. Spanish is an excellent minor or joint major for Social Work.

Unique program features:

Social work majors may earn a Substance Abuse Counseling Certificate which prepares students for social work in the substance abuse treatment field.

Doctoral-level faculty are accomplished classroom teachers and have established national level research-and scholarship. Each has years of professional practice in social work to inform their teaching.

The Social Work Student Organization is involved with a variety of service and social activities, and helps students orient to the major and the profession.

Alpha Delta Mu is the national Social Work honor society. The purpose of the organization is to advance excellence in social work practice and to encourage, stimulate and maintain scholarship of the individual member. An initiation ceremony and banquet is normally held each year for new members.

The program has a wide variety of Field Instruction internship placement opportunities locally and in selected locations in Iowa and other states.

Students may participate in an exchange program with the University of Hull, England.

Information on the Conflict Resolution certificate can be obtained in the Social Work department.

The University of Northern Iowa program will prepare students for beginning level professional social work practice or for graduate work. The Social Work Department at the University of Northern Iowa is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, Washington, D.C.